frob

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.

   Hand me that frob there, will you?

2. verb To manipulate in some ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.
3. verb To perform a task that is clear to the speaker but too complex or tedious to be explained, so that outside help is not helpful.

   Why don't you go get lunch? I need to frob with this thing for about 30 minutes and then we'll be good to go.

4. verb To transform and obscure in a trivial fashion with memfrob(3).

Similar words

fribble fribbler frower frother frobnitz frock fopling frottoirist fangle flob

Often followed by

the